Chatsworth has begun to heat up the past two years following its trip to Las Vegas, with the Chancellors winning 21 of their final 23 games after returning home in 2008 and 13 of 16 last year, both seasons culminating with City Section baseball titles.

Judging by its performance at this year’s Durango tournament, Chatsworth is primed for another City championship run.

Brady Conlan continued his impressive efforts at the plate – collecting two doubles and driving in five runs – and Steven Karkenny and Ricky Obando added home runs in a 14-3, five-inning victory Wednesday over Las Vegas High, leading the Chancellors to back-to-back titles.

Conlan had eight hits – including three doubles – and drove in six runs in five tournament games.

Karkenny and Obando combined for three RBIs for Chatsworth (11-3), which has won 12 in a row in Las Vegas since a 6-2 loss in 2008 to Catalina Foothills of Arizona.

In a 3-0 semifinal win Wednesday over Legacy of Nevada, Aaron Brown (3-1) pitched a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts. Karkenny was 2 for 3 and Adam Baslow and Sean O’Connell both had RBIs.

In other baseball games:

Cornerstone Christian 23, Santa Clarita Christian 3: The Eagles have picked up right where they left off last season but hope it doesn’t all come to an end this weekend.

Last year, Cornerstone Christian won all 22 games, including a Southern Section Div. VII championship against Cate of Carpinteria.

The winning streak is at 30, but the Eagles are heading into uncharted waters this weekend at the high-profile Anaheim Lions tournament.

“We have a bunch of seniors who deserve to see the class of baseball this tournament will offer,” Eagles coach Dean Drulias said.

Cornerstone Christian and star pitcher Aaron Roth – winner of 21 consecutive decisions – will be put to the test Saturday against Sunny Hills of Fullerton and Loara of Anaheim. Awaiting them Monday and Tuesday are Marmonte League programs Thousand Oaks and Calabasas.

“We are proud of the streak and want to keep it going but it is not something we think about a whole lot,” Roth said. “We are out to prove we have some really good baseball players and we are not just a big fish in a small pond.”

Roth collected four hits Wednesday, including a mammoth grad slam in a 10-run, sixth inning. He also pitched three scoreless innings.

– Jacob H. Pollon

Grace Brethren 7, L.A. Baptist 0: Sophomore Colby Wolffe (4-1) pitched his first career no-hitter, ending the game with his sixth strikeout.

Wolffe added two singles and Chris Meyers, Jacob Elliott and Nick Schmidt all also had two hits for Grace Brethren (11-1).

Newbury Park 7, Westlake 6: Jimmie Sherfy (4-0) had a strong outing with help from Jordan Brower, who recorded the save, along with and two hits and three RBIs. Danny Keller also had two hits for Newbury Park (9-3, 3-2).

Monroe 4, Bell 3: Antonio Blanco doubled home Daniel Wagner with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Vikings (9-6) to the come-from-behind win in the Dennis Gilbert Easter Classic.

Blanco had two hits for Monroe, which received a tying sacrifice fly in the sixth from Edgar Ontiveros.

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